I found this video sitting about on my laptop – all edited and ready to go! I had totally forgotten to post it up, but here it is. Better late than never, eh? I love this makeup look – it’s ... Read More »

How great is this Pixi palette? Such a lovely idea – different makeup combinations for every day of the week. It’s really cute and it’s going straight onto Keep Calm and Shop in the Beauty SOS section as a hangover ... Read More »

I quickly recorded this video last night because quite a few Youtube viewers had failed to hear me say that Glycolic wasn’t necessarily the best choice of product for hormonal, sensitive teenage skin! So I wanted to clarify that and ... Read More »

This was the front page on Keep Calm and Shop earlier this week. Doesn’t it look delightful? I just wanted to share it with you because I hadn’t looked over there for a while (I schedule posts in advance and ... Read More »

This has been one of my most-requested videos ever so I thought I’d post it up for you to see. I have only just posted about Liquid Gold so regular readers will have a head-start with this video, but it’s basically ... Read More »

Sorry to those of you who got a mix of old and new posts on yesterday’s email – there may well be an odd mix today, too, but after this is should be plain sailing! (And hopefully this will be ... Read More »

I’ll hold my hands up straight away and admit to you that I had to make a little leap of faith in order to start using Alpha-H’s Liquid Gold. Although I trust Michelle Doherty and Tom Ogden from Alpha-H unreservedly ... Read More »

One for those of you who prefer hair products without silicone (I know there are a few of you out there!), an alternative to the usual serum. It’s actually quite different to what I usually consider a hair serum to ... Read More »

After careful consideration of the feedback from Sunday’s post (thanks for all of your emails and comments!) I have made an executive decision about post times and email-sending times that I hope will benefit the majority of readers. It seems ... Read More »

You will have noticed that “High Five!” has become “Take Five…” which is far less gut-wrenchingly annoying. I can’t believe, to be honest, that “High Five!” (with a bloody exclamation mark!) ever slipped through the net. I mean, it’s atrocious. ... Read More »

This is a nice little glossy lip balm – I used it every day throughout my trip to Greece. It’s almost exactly the same as Lancome’s Vinéfit Lèvres “Glossy Lip Nectar” that was a limited edition many moons ago. I ... Read More »